Christine Blank, a veteran freelance writer and editor, covers all aspects of the seafood industry, from fishing to processing to selling and serving the final product. When she is not writing for SeafoodSource, Christine gets to taste scrumptious seafood dishes at U.S. restaurants for her food and travel blog, Flavorful Excursions (www.flavorfulexcursions.net). Christine loves to eat seafood of any kind, but lobster, crab and crawfish are among her favorites. In addition to SeafoodSource.com and SeaFood Business, Christine’s articles have been published in hundreds of leading magazines and newspapers, such as The New York Times, USA Today and Associated Press.
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Published on
February 19, 2026
Pollock has made its way onto several restaurant menus in the U.S. as the Lenten season kicks off this year, but many other species, including shrimp, flounder, cod, and more, are also being featured.
Restaurant chain McDonald’s is promoting its Filet-O-Fish sandwich yet again this year, and even though the sandwich, made with Alaska pollock, is available year-round, some regions of the country are touting specials such as USD 2.50 (EUR 2.11)… Read More
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February 18, 2026
Seafood sales values increased across the U.S. as a combination of environmental factors and inflation lead to double-digit percentage increases.
Winter storms across many regions of the U.S. in January led to a surge in shelf-stable seafood and other retail seafood sales, including in the fresh and frozen categories. The storms caused Americans to eat at home in larger numbers during the month, and retail food and beverage volume jumped up 18… Read More
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February 18, 2026
Though inflation continues to rise in the U.K., grocery sales are surging, and certain retailers are looking to expand this year to capitalize on the sales growth.
Take-home sales across all U.K. grocery chains grew by 3.8 percent in the four weeks leading to 25 January compared to the same period a year ago, according to Worldpanel by Numerator data. Fresh fish sales in particular benefited from shoppers seeking out higher-protein and healthy… Read More
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February 16, 2026
U.S. retail chain Target has announced it plans to cut around 500 jobs as CEO Michael Fiddelke, who took over the top position on 1 February, is aiming to return the retailer to profitability.
The job cuts, which include 400 distribution center jobs and another 100 jobs across its regional district level, were announced in an internal memo sent to employees on 9 February, per Fast Company, and were partly made to reallocate financial resources… Read More
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February 12, 2026
U.S. retail chain Kroger is offering discounts on a number of upscale seafood items for this year’s Valentine’s Day and providing customers with advice on how best to prepare a nice dinner at home for the holiday.
Kroger is touting a number of specials in the lead up to the holiday on 14 February, including boneless strip steak for just USD 9.99 (USD 8.41) per pound, lobster tails at two for USD 10 (EUR 8.41), and snow crab clusters as… Read More
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February 12, 2026
The new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which has been roundly lauded by seafood organizations, could add millions of dollars in U.S. government seafood purchases and billions of dollars in additional annual retail and foodservice seafood sales.
The guidelines, released 7 January, state that most Americans fall extremely short in consuming seafood, only hitting an average of about 110 milligrams per day of the omega-3s that… Read More
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February 6, 2026
The National Football League’s Super Bowl on 8 February, followed by Valentine’s Day on 14 February, have provided U.S. retailers and restaurants with a prime opportunity to offer seafood promotions this month.
Consumer spending on Valentine’s Day is expected to reach a record USD 29.1 billion (EUR 24.7 billion), according to a survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. If that amount of spending… Read More
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February 5, 2026
After closing 15 Bahama Breeze restaurants last year, restaurant operating group Darden Restaurants has opted to close or convert all remaining 28 locations of the Caribbean-inspired, seafood-focused chain.
Since last June, Darden executives have stated that Bahama Breeze was no longer a strategic priority for the company. At the time, Darden CEO Rick Cardenas said the company was considering selling the chain entirely or converting all of its… Read More
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February 4, 2026
The National Grocers Association (NGA), a U.S. trade association that represents retail and wholesale grocers, has claimed that national grocery “power buyers” – especially Walmart – are violating antitrust laws and raising U.S. food prices.
In a late January letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), the NGA highlighted newly unsealed court filings from a previously dismissed FTC lawsuit against… Read More
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February 3, 2026
Correction: Chicken of the Sea has informed SeafoodSource that information in the Gold Star recall was inaccurate. The company confirmed it never sold the SKU listed in Gold Star's product list. Chicken of the Sea also confirmed a UPC listed by Gold Star connected with the company is for a product that it has no record of selling to Gold Star.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently found that a facility operated by Minneapolis,… Read More
